> would you list off the ingredients in your potato salad, please? My
> mother made only one kind and everyone else made German hot potato
> salad. I never feel comfortable with my attempts at regular,
> everyday, U.S. potato salad like one used to find at deli counters.
> thanks
> Janet US

I make what I like to call a loaded baked potato salad, goes like this:

3 Lb russet potatoes baked, cooled, then diced, skin on
1/2 dozen stalks of green onion, diced 1/4 inch
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup real bacon bits

Mix separately:

1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayo
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon horseradish
1 squirt creole mustard or spicy brown mustard
dash of hot sauce
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

I slowly pour the liquid onto the potato/bacon/cheese/green onion mix a little at a time, and toss carefully so as to not break up the potatoes, but I'm never really sure how much liquid is enough and I don't want too much liquid. But it's never really runny because the liquid is rather thick because of the sour cream.